The Russian government has approved a bill on criminalizing foreigners who have committed “Russophobia”. This even applies if the “acts of Russophobia” are committed against their own countrymen, not Russian citizens. The deputies claim that the law is directed only against officials. But who will believe them today? Discussions to enshrine Russophobia in legislation have been going on since the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. For example, at the end of 2023 the Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed defining Russophobia as a “prejudiced, hostile attitude towards Russian citiz…